Woman in Finery with Hand-drawn Face, Wonderful Late 18th/Early 19th Century Silk Embroidery on Paper mid 1800s valentine There's a little wear around

There's a little wear around the edges and corners of the board

and would guess late 19th c or so

And them above in softer colors two sets of love birds with ribbons and leafy sprigs

with all original hardware in place

Looks to me like just one small iron nail--with nice bleed around it--securing the two parts together

Woman in Finery with Hand-drawn Face, Wonderful Late 18th/Early 19th Century Silk Embroidery on Paper mid 1800s valentine There's a little wear aroundI purchased this one from a very knowledgable, longtime dealer of antique textiles and folk art with an exquisite eye. A few years ago I purchased a marvelous silk embroidery of a very folky bird on brown paper just like this, in original frame under very thin blown glass one of my favorite things ever, and which immediately came to mind when I saw this. This is very early 19th century or perhaps even late 18th, American I believe, and the dealer